Improvement in sash-holders



. I ATTORNEYS- L. JONES. & J. STROUD.

\ Sash-Holder.

No. 197,277. Patented Nov. 20, 1877.

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LUTHER JONES AND JAMES STROUD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN SASH-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 197,277, dated November20, 1877; application filed October 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LUTHER JONES and JAMES STRoUD, of the city, county,and State cars, stages, and other vehicles, to prevent the sash frombinding or sticking upon the casing, causing it to move up and downfreely, and preventing it from rattling.

The invention consists in the curved springplate, secured at one end tothe edge of the sash, and having lugs formed upon the side edges of itsother end, overlapping the sides of the sash, and having the ends of aroller pivoted to them in such a way that its side may project through aslot in the said springplate to bear against the casing, as hereinaftermore fully described and claimed.

A represents a plate of hardened brass or other suitable material, whichis made of a width equal to the thickness of the sash, and in which,near one end, is formed a hole to receive a screw for securing it to theedge of a sash. The plate A is curved outward slightly to give itelasticity.

Upon the side edges of the free end of the spring-plate A are formedlugs B, which project at right angles with the plate A, so as to overlapthe sides of the sash.

To the lugs B are pivoted the ends of a roll.-

er, 0, made of hard rubber or other suitable material, in such aposition that its side may project through a slot in the saidspring-plate A, sufiiciently to bear against the casing of the window.

The lugs B are made of such a size as to cover at all times the notchformed in the sash to receive the roller (J.

With this construction the roller 0 bears against the casing andprevents the sash from binding or sticking, and causes it to move up anddown easily and freely.

With this construction the spring A will yield, and allow the roller 0to be forced into the notch in the sash, where the sash and casing maybe swollen by dampness. The roller C also, by bearing against thecasing,prevents the sashes from rattling when the vehicle is in motion.Four of these rollers are designed to be used upon each sash, two nearits upper and two near its lower corners.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- The curved spring-plate A, secured at one endto the edge of the sash, and having lugs B formed upon the side edges ofits other end, overlapping the sides of the sash, and having the ends ofa roller, 0, pivoted to them in such a way that its side may projectthrough a slot in the said spring-plate A to bear against the casing,substantially as herein shown and described.

LUTHER JONES. JAMES STROUD. Witnesses:

E. D. GRANT, T. J. McGIRR.

